As an "all-rounder" player of a video team, I not only need to share the pre-video customer communication, script writing, mid-set shooting, but also need to share the post-editing work. Sometimes the project is not executed in Beijing, but it is necessary to "bring the family and the mouth" to all parts of the country to shoot and shoot video materials.
So, on top of my original desktop (mainly for editing), I purchased a high-end business notebook, the HP Spectre x360 13, for light video editing and business trips. Here to share with you the actual experience of use.
The touch screen experience is better
Lifting the notebook, you can see a screen with a narrow border on all sides appear in front of you. The screen ratio is as high as 90%, and my immersion when working and looking at pictures is still good.
I used the daily screen color correction instrument to simply test, its color gamut can reach 96% sRGB, the color standard is 0.85, and the display effect of the screen is basically comparable to that of professional monitors used daily.
The screen uses the 1W low-power screen that HP high-end business instincts will add, the picture is very clear and delicate, and more importantly, it brings better battery life performance.
The product form is also very personal, 360 ° flip screen design, so that it has a more diversified way of use, can achieve the traditional notebook mode, tent mode, standing mode, tablet mode four different use experience.
The large angle of the flip not only allows it to adapt to different placement environments, but also saves the space occupied and improves the comfort of use. For example, the tablet mode is combined with a stylus, which makes it easier for me to shoot videos with my hands.
It is worth mentioning that because the screen is a mirror screen, it is easy to produce specular reflections in the sunlight, resulting in unclear screens. The HP Spectre x360 13 features an anti-glare AR layer coated glass exterior that reduces reflections, enhances contrast and transmittance, and makes the display clearly visible in bright light.
Thin and light is the primary productive force
When going to implement some projects in the field, a huge amount of photographic equipment is inevitable, and it is natural to be able to carry a thin and light notebook.
The HP Spectre x360 13 body is very compact, shoulder to shoulder to A4 paper, and there is basically no sense of weight to carry, which is convenient for me to carry in and out of various occasions.
The whole machine is very angular, the rear of the fuselage adopts diamond-shaped cutting shape, and the interface and power button are designed, which is unique. The recognition of the fries logo is very high, and the whole machine is very smooth to touch.
The experience was excellent
As a designer, I have maintained a high sense of design for the product, and the HP Spectre x360 13 has given me a lot of surprises, especially the details, which are very worthy of praise.
The HP Spectre x360 13 is thin and light, but it has a good typing experience. The keyboard press experience is not bad, the feedback is moderate, and there is no "tapping the screen" feeling like the Mac. Writing video scripts for long periods of time does not make your fingers too tired.
Under the keyboard, on the right side of the wrist rest is equipped with a separate fingerprint reader, with the Windows system can achieve fingerprint rapid login, eliminating the cumbersome password input and the risk of password leakage, effectively protecting user privacy. It also supports face recognition login, which is very convenient.
It is also equipped with a physical camera switch, the user only needs to flick, you can turn off the camera in the form of physical power off, to avoid hackers hacking into the camera to spy on privacy, invisibly let me increase my confidence in data security.
Is the i7 episode enough?
As we all know, important video editing projects are very challenging to the performance of PCs, and some even require multiple PCs to render collaboratively at the same time, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Some people may ask, i7 low voltage with Xe core graphics card, proper thin and light configuration, can really meet the needs of video editing practitioners?
In my opinion, productivity tools have their own unique application scenarios, and it is obviously unrealistic to use HP Spectre x360 13 dry heavy video editing and 3D modeling, but it also has unique advantages that other professional editing video products do not have. Such as ultra-long battery life, thin and light, relatively good performance, use experience.
For example, a few weeks ago, I was on a business trip to shoot a project. You need to bring multiple lights, tripods, cameras, teleprompters, etc., and laptops are even more important to carry with you in case you need them.
The HP Spectre x360 13 is very thin and light, and it rarely occupies a place in a backpack. During the flight, I use the tablet mode and stylus of the product to plan the storyboard and conceive the shooting. When the shooting project is over, I can quickly import the content taken in the camera into the notebook with the help of the Thunderbolt 4 interface, 512GB of SSD storage space, and there is basically no pressure to store a large amount of video material.
brief summary
When purchasing productivity tools, we should give priority to our actual needs, conduct in-depth analysis of usage scenarios, and then make a decision to purchase. If you have my experience with the above, working in the design industry, and have mobile office and editing needs, then the HP Spectre x360 13 counts as an option.